Funds: Ch. 10, 12, 32, 19, 11, 30, & 31

Which of the following are NOT stages of grief in death and dying according to Kubler-Ross? (Select All That Apply)

• Repentance

• Hysteria

• Denial

• Bargaining

• Depression

Which of the following is the most important aspect of end-of-life care for the terminally-ill patient?

• Ensuring the patient is comfortable and dies with dignity

• Providing a tube for artificial nutrition

• Developing strategies to help a patient cope

• Asking family to be at the patient's bedside

The nurse is caring for a terminally-ill patient due to CHF. Which piece of documentation on the patient's chart suggests that he or she is eligible for hospice?

• "Prognosis of 6 months or less to live."

• "The client income is 300% below the poverty level."

• "The client has a cardiac output that is very low."

• "Client's BP is 60/40 mm Hg."

Which of the following is true regarding diabetes among elderly patients?

• Elderly clients cannot develop diabetes

• Diabetes type 2 is the least common endocrine disorder among elderly

• Diabetes type 1 is the least common endocrine disorder among elderly

• Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder

Which of the following conditions would most likely be found in an elderly patient?

• High blood pressure

• Hypotension

• Increased sensory perception

• Rapid heart beat

Which of the following patients would most likely experience neuropathic pain?

• A patient who broke their ribs

• A client sprained their ankle during soccer practice

• An infant with pneumonia

• A Diabetic who is noncompliant

Which of the following would most likely experience acute pain?

• A terminally-ill client dying from late stage breast cancer

• A patient with multiple sclerosis

• A client suffering from rheumatoid arthritis

• A patient who fractured her ankle today.

Which of the following is true regarding restorative sleep?

• Restorative sleep consists of several mini-naps during the day

• 6 hours of sleep

• Restorative sleep promotes good physiological, psychological, and emotional health.

• REM helps achieves restorative sleep

Which of the following best describes complementary medicine such as chiropractic medicine?

• An alternative form of therapy that replaces traditional use of analgesia.

• A form a therapy that is used with conventional therapy in manipulating the patient's spine to provide pain relief.

• Focuses on reversing the disease process by curing the patient.

• A common form of occupational therapy used to promote physical rehabilitation and help the patient regain independence.

Which of the following is not evidence that supports Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• climate changes

• fossils of plants and animals

• landforms like mountains and coal fields

• none of the above